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frankros924 · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:39 am Post subject: Parking Brake will not engage

Hi
I am not really great with working on my car.

I have a Porsche 924s 1987.

Parking Brake will not engage, in the center console will not engage when I pull it up when I park my car.

Thanks you.

gohim · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 4459 Location: Rialto, CA

If you are saying that the handle does not click, and will not stay up, then it need grease on the ratchet axles and teeth.

If you are saying that when you pull the handle up, it stays up, but the parking brake does not hold the car, then the cables need to be adjusted, or the parking brake shoes are worn out.

The car has small drum brakes in each rear wheel that are actuated by the parking brake handle. The brake shoes almost never wear out, unless you drive around with the parking brake on by accident. The parking brake shoes are expensive ($80-$100) exchange (more expensive than the front and rear brake bads combined).

Jakkq · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 810 Location: Omaha, Nebraska

The Emergency Brake on my 79 is loose and wobble when in position. Anyone have a fix on this?
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Ozzie · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:17 am Post subject:

buy a new handle
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Smoothie · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:22 am Post subject:

924-931 e-brake levers are flimsy - they bend, then once bent, the pawl (clicking part) wears to one side and things go from bad to worse, and staightening generally doesn't work as cracks form where it was bent.

Try eBay or whatever for a used 944 lever. They're a direct bolt-in and built much stronger. -And were selling in the $25-$30 range when I got mine a few years ago..

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9XX Girl! · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:01 am Post subject:

I made a new pawl for mine.

Jakkq, there are two bolts with that hold it to the inner sill. pull your carpet up from around the lever and tighten them with a 13mm spanner (wrench)

Also, 1978 onwards VW Beetle shoes fit 924 and are cheap (£12)
look
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rear-Brake-Shoes-PORSCHE-924_W0QQitemZ270428962520QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3ef6d27ed8
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Jakkq · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 810 Location: Omaha, Nebraska

Will all brake handle years fit? Here are some I found:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/89-Porsche-944-951-Turbo-parking-brake-handle_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem51867c348fQQitemZ350148637839QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/porsche-924-944-turbo-parking-e-brake-handle-assembly_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2303260d33QQitemZ150376680755QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
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Smoothie · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:53 am Post subject:

Paul · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:35 pm Post subject: